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December 19, 2011
Growing Jobs By Reopening Capital Markets To Emerging Companies
Innovative, new companies drive job growth, and initial public offerings (IPO) enable many young companies to access the capital needed to expand and create jobs. However, in... Continue Reading -
December 16, 2011
Protecting American Civil Liberties While Holding al Qaeda and Taliban Prisoners of War
Recently, the U.S. Senate passed the annual National Defense Authorization Act. Before the bill was amended it contained a detainee provision that needed work. We, along with... Continue Reading -
December 12, 2011
Employers' Exceptional Support Of Our Nation
Employers play an essential role in supporting our nation's defense efforts. Unlike active duty military service members, military service is not a Guard or Reserve member's... Continue Reading -
December 05, 2011
Idaho's Example-Setting Youth
America's future relies on the productivity and achievement of America's youth. Their ingenuity and public involvement power our country's future success. Too much attention... Continue Reading -
November 28, 2011
The Productiveness Of Collaboration
In Aesop's fable of the North Wind and the Sun, the wind and sun try to settle a dispute regarding who was more powerful through two different techniques to remove a passing... Continue Reading -
November 21, 2011
Thanksgiving Blessings
We are fortunate to live in a state that produces a wealth of quality agricultural products. To illustrate Idaho's remarkable agriculture production, I have often cited... Continue Reading -
November 14, 2011
Permanent Cap On Capital Gains And Dividend Tax Rates Needed
A major problem with the U.S. economy is a drought in capital investment. This problem is worsened by the uncertainty of the U.S. tax code. However, when businesses and... Continue Reading -
November 07, 2011
A Day To Honor Our Heroes
U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Dakota Meyer was recently awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his courageous actions in Afghanistan, which included enduring enemy fire to... Continue Reading -
October 31, 2011
Protecting Forest Jobs And The Communities That Rely On Them
From the kitchen table to the halls of Congress, unemployment is the top priority for America's policymakers and families. In Washington, D.C., this discussion is often... Continue Reading -
October 24, 2011
A Call To Action To Prevent Domestic Violence
In recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, communities across the nation have been holding events to promote awareness of domestic violence's devastating... Continue Reading -
October 17, 2011
U.S. Job Growth Among Benefits Of South Korean Trade Alliance
In recent years, the U.S. has slipped from being the top exporter to South Korea to third place. Tariffs on U.S. products entering this market do not help. South Korea's... Continue Reading -
October 10, 2011
Tax Reform Part Of Multipronged Solution
The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth, on which I serve as Ranking Member, recently held a hearing to explore the rolefor tax reform in... Continue Reading -
October 03, 2011
Colombia: Ally And Trade Partner
The U.S. and Colombia have a long history of working together. Marco Fidel Suárez, President of Colombia in the early 1920s, was a proponent of a policy tying Colombia's... Continue Reading -
September 26, 2011
Thank You For Your Thoughts And Ideas
Idaho is full of thoughtful and creative people with good ideas about how to strengthen and improve our nation. In August and earlier this month, I hosted town hall meetings... Continue Reading -
September 19, 2011
Let's Get The Job Done On Job Creation
We need more secure, high-skilled jobs in America. There is broad agreement on that fact. All the discussion about how to create American jobs has served its purpose of... Continue Reading -
September 12, 2011
The Potato: An Affordable, Nutritional Treasure
When you consider its ability to grow even in poor soils, its affordability, storability, quantity of vital nutrients and its suitability as an abundant food energy source on... Continue Reading -
September 05, 2011
We Are In It Together
For Americans, September 11, 2001, was a defining moment. It impacted all of our lives in one way or another, not only altering our sense of security but also reinforcing our... Continue Reading -
August 22, 2011
We Have A Responsibility To End Violence
Between January and June of this year alone, there have been 15 intimate-partner related deaths in Idaho--11 of which were in the month of May and included three toddlers and... Continue Reading -
August 10, 2011
Sharing Our Solutions
Coming home for the state work period is invigorating and thought-provoking. It gives me the opportunity to discuss directly with fellow Idahoans the state of America's... Continue Reading -
August 01, 2011
Comprehensive Fiscal Policy Shift Needed
An American child today inherits a larger public debt burden than at any time in American history. Our almost $15 trillion national debt puts a debt burden of nearly $50,000... Continue Reading